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Matchsafe

This is a Matchsafe. We acquired it in 1980. Its medium is gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.

  • Brooch
  • molded, pressed, folded and stippled gold sheet with applied pigment.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-1

Its dimensions are

Overall: 5 x 4 x 0.9 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Matchsafe; gold; Overall: 5 x 4 x 0.9 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.); Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener; 1980-14-198

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